Should I pay DUI to glue on cargo pocket or do it myself?

[Seville]

Dont know if I want to spend $150 for DUI to glue on a pocket to a 3mm 50/50 drysuit. Would doing it myself be almost as good or is it something you defiantly want a Professional to do?

thanks

 

[lexvil]

Dont know if I want to spend $150 for DUI to glue on a pocket to a 3mm 50/50 drysuit. Would doing it myself be almost as good or is it something you defiantly want a Professional to do?

thanks

You can do it yourself, they will do it better and since they have the suit you shouldn’t incur any additional costs.

 

[O-ring]

You can do it yourself, they will do it better and since they have the suit you shouldn’t incur any additional costs.

This. I have nickel rocketed this in the past and it was hard to get the pocket straight. I held it in place while a buddy traced around it with lipstick (don't ask..). I have done it on 2-3 suits and every time it just comes out "ok". If AquaSeal residue doesn't bother you and you aren't anal about rule 6 I say go for it. On all my suits the corners of the pockets eventually started peeling up so you get into a routine of slopping more AquaSeal under the corners, weighting it down, rinse and repeat every few months. The best pockets are the sewn and glued ones or whatever the manufacturers do these days. I have had the same pockets on my DUI for like 18 years and they show no signs of coming off. I also have a Deep6 wetsuit that those guys put the pockets on and they also did a way better job than I ever could have.

 

[Gone for diving]

Never glued on a drysuit pocket... but have done it on wetsuits.
I prefer sewing 2 PC 4inch velcro together then glueing it on with marine shoe goo. Both halfs. That way you can use the pocket whenever you want it or remove it or swap between suits.

 

[Jayfarmlaw]

This is pretty much how I do it on Wetsuits, but I used 2 small tubes of aquaseal per pocket and only do one coat. I used stiff cardboard to spread the leg out smooth and weighted the pocked down with a perfectly sized book and as many scuba weights as I could pack on top. There was a thread on here not too long ago about different glues- shoegoo, marine shoegoo, e-6000, aquaseal, rubber cement, and maybe some other industrial types too.

Anyone know what he is using the video below?

Since it's a used suit with no warranty, I'd check with DUI about any types of glue NOT to use and just do it myself. It's easy enough. The suit I did 7 years ago is starting to peal at the corners barely, but still fine to use.


Good luck,
Jay

 

[loosenit2]

are you sure they are only gluing it on? My TLS 350 has the pockets sewn and glued on, you can tell they are sewn because on the inside of the drysuit there is tape covering the sew lines to seal the suit.

 

[loosenit2]

No need to sew it on. Sewing is the fastest way to attach a pocket. The stitching should not totally penetrate the neoprene suit. They should use a 'fur machine' (IMHO).

Tape? Why penetrate the neoprene suit?

OK. Lots of ways to attach a simple pocket. I have no problem with that other than I don't want any more suit penetrations than it came with...

Pros usually run a bead of neoprene cement around the perimeter of both suit and pocket, dry the cement, position and sew. Works just fine. If you want to do it yourself, follow the directions given to me (above). Your call...

I was not advocating for sewing and gluing vice just gluing; I was asking the OP if DUI was just gluing or if they were doing more for the $150. Mine was sewn and glued at the point of initial manufacture, hence the tape on the inside of the trilam suit.